Texas Rangers' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Rangers had a very active offseason, adding Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew Heaney, Jake Odorizzi and Ian Kennedy to their roster. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Rangers for the 2023 MLB season.

The Texas Rangers are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Rangers had a very active offseason, adding Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew Heaney, Jake Odorizzi and Ian Kennedy to their roster.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Rangers in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Jonah Heim .227/.298/.697 / Sam Huff .240/.303/.675 / Mitch Garver .207/.298/.702

1B Nathaniel Lowe .302/.358/.851

2B Marcus Semien .248/.304/.733

3B Josh Jung .204/.235/.654

SS Corey Seager .245/.317/.772

LF Bubba Thompson .265/.302/.613

CF Leody Taveras .261/.309/.675

RF Adolis Garcia .250/.300/.756

DH Mitch Garver .207/.298/.702

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Jacob deGrom: 11 starts, 64.1 IP, 5-4, 3.08 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 12.75 SO/W, 126 ERA+

2) Martin Perez: 32 starts, 196.1 IP, 12-8, 2.89 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 2.45 SO/W, 136 ERA+

3) Jon Gray: 24 starts, 127.1 IP, 7-7, 3.96 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 3.44 SO/W, 99 ERA+

4) Nathan Eovaldi: 20 starts, 109.1 IP, 6-3, 3.87 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 5.15 SO/W, 109 ERA+

5) Andrew Heaney: 14 starts, 72.2 IP, 4-4, 3.10 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 5.79 SO/W, 136 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Jake Odorizzi: 22 starts, 106.1 IP, 4.40 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 2.46 SO/W, 90 ERA+

Dane Dunning: 29 starts, 153.1 IP, 4.46 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 2.21 SO/W, 88 ERA+

Cole Ragans: 9 starts, 40 IP, 4.95 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 1.69 SO/W, 80 ERA+

Glenn Otto: 27 starts, 135.2 IP, 4.64 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 1.73 SO/W, 85 ERA+

BULLPEN

Ian Kennedy: 4-7, 5.36 ERA, 57 appearances, 10 saves, 50.1 IP

Joe Barlow: 3-1, 3.86 ERA, 35 appearances, 13 saves, 35 IP

Jose Leclerc: 0-3, 2.83 ERA, 39 appearances, 7 saves, 47.2 IP

Jonathan Hernandez: 2-3, 2.97 ERA, 29 appearances, 4 saves, 30.1 IP

Kyle Cody: 0-2, 7.94 ERA, 7 appearances, 0 saves, 11.1 IP

Brett Martin: 1-7, 4.14 ERA, 55 appearances, 3 saves, 50 IP

Brock Burke: 7-5, 1.97 ERA, 52 appearances, 0 saves, 82.1 IP

Taylor Hearn: 6-8, 5.13 ERA, 31 appearances, 1 save, 100 IP

Josh Sborz: 1-0, 6.45 ERA, 19 appearances, 0 saves, 22.1 IP

Reyes Moronta: 2-2, 4.50 ERA, 17 appearances, 2 saves, 14 IP

Yerry Rodriguez: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 appearance, 0 saves, 1 IP

John King: 1-4, 4.03 ERA, 39 appearances, 0 saves, 51.1 IP

Here's a look at the Texas Rangers' schedule for the 203 regular season.

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